A lord ordinary has allowed a proof in a dispute between the proprietors of two neighbouring properties in Aberfoyle over the boundary between their properties with an accompanying claim of trespass and harassment arising from the removal of a fence and the felling of a large Douglas fir. Pursuer El
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The enforcement of farmed animal welfare laws has not improved since the pandemic, according to a report from the Animal Law Foundation. Only 2.5 per cent of UK farms are inspected on average annually and fewer than one per cent of cases of non-compliance with animal welfare law are being prosecuted
The average house price in Scotland reached £198,000 in September 2024, a 5.7 per cent increase compared to September 2023, according to provisional figures from Registers of Scotland.
Police have seized tarot cards and crystal balls after arresting a group of "psychics" alleged to be fraudsters. Three arrests have now been made in Sydney, Australia following an investigation into what is alleged to be a crime syndicate using their supposed psychic abilities for cover, ABC News re
The Children and Young People’s Commissioner has launched an investigation into Police Scotland’s use of force against children. Data from the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) shows that children in Scotland are more than twice as likely to experience use of force by the police than adult
Barristers in England and Wales have rejected proposed new rules which would oblige them to "act in a way that advances equality, diversity and inclusion". The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has proposed amendments to the equality rules forming part of barristers' conduct obligations – which curren
Amnesty International has called for a full review of how due diligence is conducted on arms companies in receipt of grants from Scottish Enterprise. In a letter to the Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, Amnesty warned that current human rights due diligence procedures at Scottish Enterprise may not
The High Court of Justiciary has refused an application under section 103 of the Extradition Act 2003 seeking leave for appeal against the extradition of a Norwegian citizen to face a rape trial in Oslo based on the poor mental health of his current spouse. Applicant RF, a Norwegian citizen, faced c
There has been a three per cent rise in domestic abuse incidents recorded by Police Scotland, according to new figures from the chief statistician. The police recorded 63,867 incidents of domestic abuse in 2023-24, an increase of three per cent compared to the previous year. This is the first year t
Scotland's legal aid crisis is the subject of a new series in The Herald entitled Beyond Breaking Point. There is already a crisis in legal aid, but the next five to ten years could be catastrophic. The future looks equally grim when it comes to civil legal aid. How did we get here? What does this m
Police in Thailand were forced to barricade themselves into their station as their town came under attack from around 200 escaped monkeys. Special enclosures in Lopburi – around 100 miles north-east of Bangkok – are used to manage the local monkey population.
Scotland's legal aid crisis looks like it could be "unsolvable" as more than a third of legal aid lawyers are set to retire in the next decade. There are currently 911 solicitors registered for legal aid – down from 1,084 in 2020, a drop of 16 per cent.
The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by a bank holding Bills of Lading in respect of a large cargo of coal seeking to overturn a decision that its claim for misdelivery of the goods was time-barred per the international law of transporting goods by sea. Fimbank Plc, the holders of t
Denmark's welfare authority risks discriminating against people with disabilities, low-income individuals, migrants, refugees, and marginalised racial groups through its use of AI tools to flag individuals for social benefits fraud investigations, Amnesty International has said in a new report. 
The High Court in London has begun hearing a legal challenge to the UK government's continued arms sales to Israel. The Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq originally brought the challenge against all weapons exports to Israel for use in Gaza.
